Atalanta vs Torino Match Analysis and prediction

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Torino will be travelling to Gewiss Stadium on Thursday to face Atalant in their first Serie A match of the New Year.

Atalanta are currently sitting 4th in the Serie A standings with 38 points, eight points behind first-placed Inter Milan. They played out a 0-0 draw in their last Serie A match at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris against Genoa.

Gli Orobici have picked up 12 points from a possible 27 in nine Serie A matches at home this season, having won three, drawn three and lost three. In their last six league matches, they have won four, drawn one and lost one.

Duvan Zapata has been the main man for Atalanta this season, with the striker being the top scorer of the club with nine goals, whichis tied for the fifth highest in the competition this season.

Torino saw their last Serie A match go down to a 1-0 defeat by Inter Milan at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza to break a four-match unbeaten streak, which has left them in the 11th spot with 25 points.

II Toro have scored 23 goals and conceded 19 through 19 matches, leaving them trailling sixth-placed Roma by seven point for a spot in the Conference League Qualifiers. They have won two, drawn two and lost two of their last six league matches.

They will be seeking to counter their poor run of results on the road this season with two draws, six losses and just one win in league away matches. They are currently on a seven-match winless run, having last won away in September against Sassuolo.

In the last encounter between the two teams in Serie A action, Atalantaa took a 2-1 victory at Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino in August. Luis Muriel opened the scoring for Atalanta in the sixth minute, before Roberto Piccoli scored his.

Atalanta vs Torino head to head

The two team have previously met on 41 occasions in all competitions, with Atalanta taking 16 victories while Torino have won 13, and they have drawn in 12. Atalanta have scored 61 goals and conceded 53. In their last five meetings, Atalanta have won three and Torino one with one draw.

Atalanta 2-3 Torino 01/09/19

Torino 0-7 Atalanta 25/01/20

Torino 2-4 Atalanta 26/09/20

Atalanta 3-3 Torino 06/02/21

Torino 1-2 Atalanta 21/08/21

Atalanta latest home form

Atalanta have recently lost at home 3-2 to Villarreal in the Champions League competition. They also lost their last home league match 4-1 to Roma. However, they had gone five matches unbeaten before that. They have won two, drawn one and lost two of their last five matches at home.

Atalanta 2-2 Manchester United 02/11/21

Atalanta 5-2 Spezia 20/11/21

Atalanta 4-0 Venezia 30/11/21

Atalanta 2-3 Villarreal 09/12/21

Atalanta 1-4 Roma 18/12/21

Atalanta latest away form

Atalanta have been on a good run of form away form home, as they have not lost in any of their last seven matches. In their last five matches, they have won three and drawn two. One of the draws was 3-3 against Young Boys in the Champions League competition.

Young Boys 3-3 Atalanta 23/11/21

Juventus 0-1 Atalanta 27/11/21

Napoli 2-3 Atalanta 04/12/21

Verona 1-2 Atalanta 12//12/21

Genoa 0-0 Atalanta 21/12/21

Torino latest home form

Torino have recently been on a good run of form at home, having not lost in any of their last six natches. Their last home defeat came on October 2 when they lost 1-0 to Juventus. In their last five matches at home, they have won four and drawn one.

Torino 3-0 Sampdoria 30/10/21

Torino 2-1 Udinese 22/11/21

Torino 2-2 Empoli 02/12/21

Torino 2-1 Bologna 12/12/21

Torino 1-0 Verona 19/12/21

Torino latest away form

Torino have recently been on a poor run of form on the road, as they have not won in any of their last eight away matches. They have managed just one draw in their last five matches, 1-1 against Cagliari. They have recently lost 2-1 to Sampdoria in the Coppa Italia competition.

Spezia 1-0 Torino 06/11/21

Roma 1-0 Torino 28/11/21

Cagliari 1-1 Torino 06/12/21

Sampdoria 2-1 Torino 16/12/21

Inter Milan 1-0 Torino 22/12/21

Atalanta news

Atalanta’s Duvan Zapata will miss out through a groin injury, while Joakim Maehle will sit this one out with a foot injury he sustaned on December 20.

Rafael Toloi will not feature as he suffers a thigh injury, while Cristian Gabriel Romero and Robin Gosens are suffering hamstring injuries and will be unavailable.

Torino news

Lyanco Vojnovic will be unavailable having tested positive for Covid-19, while Andrea Belotti, Simone Verdi and Nicolas N’Koulou will be missing out with hamstring injuries.

Simone Zaza and Cristian Daniel Ansaldi are suffering muscle injuries and will not be in contention, alongside Simone Edera who is suffering a cruciate ligament injury.